Simple and ELIDEL are distinct skincare options created for different complexions. Simple provides gentle moisturizers, makeup removers, cleansers, and toners enriched with niacinamide and glycerin that suit acne-prone and oily skin best. Meanwhile, the Swiss brand is beloved for its gentle moisturizers and soothing formulas tailored for sensitive, dry skin. While both offer thoughtfully crafted preparations, they differ in their primary active ingredients and the specific skin types they target most effectively.
Simple is a British skincare brand founded in 1960 and owned by Unilever PLC since 2011.
This page compares some of the most popular Simple and ELIDEL products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Simple is the better choice for most shoppers on this page, as its products achieve High or Average Lovi fit levels across a wide range of skin types, whereas ELIDEL mostly scores Low or Caution. Additionally, Simple products contain key ingredients like niacinamide and glycerin, which help support skin hydration and barrier function.
Simple offers a broad range of everyday cleansers, toners, and moisturizers featuring niacinamide and glycerin that generally achieve High to Average Lovi fits across many skin types. In contrast, ELIDEL features a single pimecrolimus moisturizer that achieves lower Average to Caution fits for most skin types. Both brands list no fragrance in the products on this page.
Simple offers better-fitting moisturizers across skin types, with products like the Hydrating Light Moisturiser receiving Average Lovi fit levels for dry and sensitive skin, whereas ELIDEL's Pimecrolimus moisturizer rates lower for dry skin and carries Caution ratings for oily skin. Glycerin helps provide hydration in Simple's formulations.
Simple features value-friendly moisturizers among the products on this page, while ELIDEL does not mention affordability.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Simple or ELIDEL?
Simple features products on this page that are generally well-tolerated, though some users note they may cause breakouts or irritations, while ELIDEL lists Pimecrolimus with a low fit level for acne-prone skin.
Between Simple and ELIDEL, which brand offers products with a High fit level for sensitive skin?
Simple offers products with a High fit level for sensitive skin, such as its Kind to Skin Soothing Facial Toner and various makeup removers. ELIDEL does not have products reaching a High fit level for sensitive skin on this page.
Do Simple and ELIDEL products contain any fragrance in their ingredients?
Every product from both Simple and ELIDEL on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
Which brand has been owned by Unilever PLC since 2011, Simple or ELIDEL?
Simple has been owned by Unilever PLC since 2011, while ELIDEL is owned by Viatris Inc.
Lovi compares products by their fit scores, calculated from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.
